Pomatoleios crosslandi   Pixell,  1913 (Marine Worm)
Organism information awaits expert curation
Taxonomy
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Annelida
Class: Polychaeta
Order:Sabellida
Family:Serpulidae
Description
Size: 4-14 mm.

All thoracic setae simple striated blades. Uncini with 10 or 11 teeth in both thorax and abdomen. Branchiae with very high inter-branchial membrane and long bare terminal filaments.

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Biogeography


• Tamil Nadu, Chennai INDIA
Literature Source(s)
  • Society for the Management of European Biodiversity Data (2009) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Available at - http://www.marinespecies.org
  • Fauvel, P (1953) The fauna of India including Pakistan, Ceylon, Burma and Malaya: Annelida, Polychaeta The Indian press ltd., Allahabad 507 pp Available at - NIO, Goa
Page last updated on:2011-04-21

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